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Moodle 3.1 comes packed with user-requested features such as full support for Competency Based Education, smoother assignment grading, easy retrieval of deleted files (thanks to the Moodle Users Association), improved tagging and course editing, greater usability for students and enhancements to several activities such as forum, workshop and lesson.
Moodle 3.5 focuses on GDPR compliance and enhanced usability and accessiblity.
Read on for Moodle 3.1 highlights or watch the  Moodle 3.1 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page. (coming soon)
Read on for Moodle 3.5 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcnwHQwhHZtObHNMHoONx-C Youtube playlist of 3.5 New features.]


Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.1 release notes|Moodle 31 release notes]].
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.5 release notes|Moodle 3.5 release notes]].
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             <h4>Competencies</h4>
             <h4>Privacy and policies area in Profile</h4>
             <p> [[Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p>
             <p>Access site policies and make data requests from links in your [[Profile]].</p>
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             <h4>Assignment grading</h4>
             <h4>Course images on the dashboard</h4>
            <p> Grading [[Assignment]] submissions has got smoother with all elements on one screen and the ability to annotate over student submissions of different file types..</p>
<p>Images or coloured patterns brighten up course descriptions on the dashboard [[Course overview]].</p>
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             <h4>Download selected assignments</h4>
             <h4>Clearer icons, accessible fonts</h4>
             <p>Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu</p>
             <p>The use of Bootstrap 4 stable means enhanced appearance for users and better theming options for developers.</p>
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             <h4>Easily restore deleted content</h4>
             <h4>Directly record sound and video</h4>
             <p>The new [[Recycle bin]], funded by the MUA, means you no longer need worry about losing accidentally deleted course items or courses, as it's now possible easily to restore them.</p>
             <p>Buttons in the [[Atto editor]] allow you to record directly into Moodle</p>
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<h4>Pinned forum discussions</h4>
            <p>Important forum posts can now be pinned to the top of your list, making them more visible to your students. [[Using forum|Read more...]]</p>
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             <h4>Easily link to forum posts</h4>
             <h4>Choice results display</h4>
             <p> The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See [[Using Forum]].</p>
             <p>Know in advance how the Choice results will display</p>
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             <h4>Share activities between sites</h4>
             <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
             <p>The [[External tool]] activity now allows you to share course activities and related grading between two Moodle sites.</p>
             <p>A new improved  [[Moodle Mobile app|Moodle app]].</p>
       
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            <h4>Tag course activities</h4>
            <p>Course activities and resources may now be tagged, making it simpler to find related content. </p>
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             <h4> Easier section editing</h4>
             <h4>More efficient user management</h4>
             <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>Search, filter and bulk edit or delete self enrolled learners from the [[Participants|Participants and Enrolments screen]].</p>
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             <h4>Search metalinked courses</h4>
             <h4>Award badges based on other badges</h4>
             <p>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p>
             <p>Amongst new [[Using badges|badges]] criteria is the ability to award badges based on previously earned badges.</p>
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             <h4>Restrict workshop file types</h4>
             <h4>Filter questions by tag</h4>
             <p>When setting up a workshop, you can now specify the types of file you want students to submit or not </p>
             <p>This Moodle Users Association funded project means tags may be added and filtered directly in the [[Question bank]] and when [[Building Quiz|adding random questions]].</p>
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             <h4>Another feature</h4>
             <h4>Quiz Essay questions</h4>
             <p> Another feature </p>
             <p>Specify accepted file types for the Quiz [[Essay question type]] and upload files when grading them</p>
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             <h4>Competency frameworks</h4>
             <h4>GDPR features</h4>
             <p>Create competency frameworks for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)</p>
             <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
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             <h4>Learning plan templates </h4>
             <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
             <p>Create learning plan templates and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p>
             <p>A new, simple [[Global search]] feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
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             <h4>Global search</h4>
             <h4>LTI Advantage 1.1 support</h4>
             <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</p>
             <p>[[External tool]] settings now include support  for LTI Membership and AGS services..</p>
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             <h4>Assignment file conversion</h4>
             <h4>More badge criteria</h4>
             <p>Teachers can annotate directly on uploaded submissions of different file types, not just PDF if unoconv 07 is installed [[Upgrade key|Find our more...]]</p>
             <p>[[Managing badges|Award badges]] for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.</p>
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             <h4>Search the file system repository</h4>
             <h4>Cohort themes</h4>
             <p>If you’ve enabled a [[File system repository]] on your server for FTP uploading, your teachers can now search the folders in that repository</p>
             <p>Specify a theme for a [[Cohort sync|cohort]] for easy differentiation.</p>
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             <h4>Lesson default settings </h4>
             <h4>New capabilities</h4>
             <p>Make setting up a [[Lesson]] simpler for teachers by choosing the default and advanced settings.</p>
             <p>There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.</p>
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[[Category:New features]]


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            <h4>Bulk download files in a zipped folder</h4>
            <p>When a folder resource contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
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            <h4>Search everywhere!</h4>
            <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource.Read more [[Global search]] </p>
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Latest revision as of 16:24, 24 November 2018

Moodle 3.5 focuses on GDPR compliance and enhanced usability and accessiblity.

Read on for Moodle 3.5 highlights, or watch our Youtube playlist of 3.5 New features.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.5 release notes.


For all users

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    Privacy and policies area in Profile

    Access site policies and make data requests from links in your Profile.

  • DashboardOverview.jpg

    Course images on the dashboard

    Images or coloured patterns brighten up course descriptions on the dashboard Course overview.

  • Bootstrap4.jpg

    Clearer icons, accessible fonts

    The use of Bootstrap 4 stable means enhanced appearance for users and better theming options for developers.

  • recordrtc.png

    Directly record sound and video

    Buttons in the Atto editor allow you to record directly into Moodle

  • ChoiceDisplay.jpg

    Choice results display

    Know in advance how the Choice results will display

  • 35MobileApp1.png

    Moodle from your Mobile!

    A new improved Moodle app.

For teachers

  • BulkEditSelfEnrolled.jpg

    More efficient user management

    Search, filter and bulk edit or delete self enrolled learners from the Participants and Enrolments screen.

  • AwardedBadgesBadges.jpg

    Award badges based on other badges

    Amongst new badges criteria is the ability to award badges based on previously earned badges.

  • QuestionTags.jpg

    Filter questions by tag

    This Moodle Users Association funded project means tags may be added and filtered directly in the Question bank and when adding random questions.

  • EssayUpload.png

    Quiz Essay questions

    Specify accepted file types for the Quiz Essay question type and upload files when grading them

For administrators

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    GDPR features

    New Privacy and policies links help meet GDPR requirements.

  • SimpleSearch.jpg

    Simple Global Search

    A new, simple Global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.

  • LTIAdvantage.png

    LTI Advantage 1.1 support

    External tool settings now include support for LTI Membership and AGS services..

  • ProfilePictureBadge.jpg

    More badge criteria

    Award badges for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.

  • CohortThemes.jpg

    Cohort themes

    Specify a theme for a cohort for easy differentiation.

  • 35NewCapabilities.png

    New capabilities

    There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.

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